Locking device for bottles or the like.



R. G. GREEN.

LOGKING DEVICE FOR BOTTLES OR THE LIKE.

APPLIQATIOH FILED APR. 30.1908.

Patented June 8, 1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented June 8, 1909.

Application filed April so, 1908. Serial No. 430,034..

I have contemplated applying that principle,

so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

My invention relates to means 'for locking bottles and their contents, umbrellas, or

other articles, to a fixed or irremovable support such as a door casing or other fixed part of a House. y

The'obj'ect of the invention is to permit of such locking and release in a ready, efiicient manner by simply operated means, and so as to prevent the removal of the locked article by unauthorized persons.

The said-invention consists of means hereinafter fullyfidescribed and particularly set forth inthe claims.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain mech-' anism embodying my invention, the described means, however, constituting but one of various mechanical forms by means of which the principle of the invention. may be ap lied. t 1

. 11 said annexed drawings Figure 1' is a plan of the device embodyin my inven- 'tion which isparticularly designed'ior the securing of milk bottles, the parts of the device being therein shown in their open position. Fig. 2 is a similar plan of the device showing the parts in their closed or locked position, the housing in'closing the lock being. broken away to' disclose the interior construction. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan of a portion of the device. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the device, showing alsoa sectional portion of the support to which it is attached, and also showingin dotted lines thetop and neck of a bottle secured therein. Fig. 5 is across-section taken upon the plane indicated by the line IV-IV in Fig; 2 showing also a key in connection therewith.

. In the deviceillustrated, A is the main member of the device and is formed with an angularly projecting portion a which is provided with suitable screw holes a a." by means of which. the said member may be secured to a suitable fixed or irremovable support B. This member is formed with a curved arm a and an arm 03. Arm a is formedwith a seat portion a formed on the arc of a circle. Upon the upper'side of the end of arm a is pivotelly secured a movable member C which is formed with a semicircular seatcf Theextremity of arm C is provided with a projectionc which is formed with alip c. I p

Upon the lower sm'faes of the men-iber C and projecting therefrom -is -a stud c". This stud is engaged by the free end of a spring a whose other end is fined-in. a slot of, Fig. 3,

which is l'ormed in theend of the curved member-a The '-s ring therefore tends to to assume the position cause the membei shown in Fig. 1, a projections being provided to act as a stop limiting the spring-actuated movement of said member. This position I designate as the vopen position of the parts.

Upon the upper side of the neck of the member A is secured the housing a? which'im closes. a series of tumblers a pivoted upon a pin a, Fig. 2, the whole forming a lock for member C. These tumblers are actuated to assume a normal position by small leaf springs a suitablysecured to each, their movement bcmg limited b a stop a. The pin a end the stop a a so form fasteners for securing the housing on the member A,

as shown in Fig. 4. The outer ends of the" tumblers are each provided with a hook-f like portion 0, located adjacent to a laterail gage all of the hook-like portionsa -of the tumblers, as shown in Fig. 2. The position opening a in said housing. This opening'is last described of the. arts and as illustrated in Fig.2is theclose position.

When the member L is in the last de-' scribed positiontheseat-at oithe curved arm I a forms acontinuation of the curved seat 0 of the member C and together form an in i closing seat for the neck of-a bottle, the space betweenthe free outer-ends of the arms a and C being made less than the di ameter of such neck, when in such position.

It will therefore be seen that when a bottle is seated between these members when in the closed position it can not be removedthere- 'irom without first unlocking the member C.

' An upright slot a is formed in the side of bottle-receiving space and when it is desired position and engage such lip as shown in Fig.

2 and as will be. readily understood.

' Fig. 2. The arts of the device therefore assume'their c osed position and simultanelatter may hang without falling out.

' tated removal.

- derstood that when it is desired to secure a assume its closed 'thelip c space is made of the housing a? and admits a suitable key D, Fig.6, which may be caused to engage the tumblers and is adapted to actuate them to release the member C, as will be readily understood.

. When not in use the parts are permitted to assume their open position as shown in Fig. 1 in which the member C projects into the n or- .der to e l ect such 0 eration of the p rts it will be seen that the ottle must be caused to assume the position shown in dotted lines in ously and automatically lock the bottle in position against removal. It will be under- I stood, of course, that the bottle-inclosing l a diameter somewhat smaller than the top of the bottle so that-the It will be readily understood that the above described device may be used in a similar manner for securing any article which it may be desired to secure against unpremedi- It will also be further unbottle or other article not having an enlarged top, a suitable su'iporting base, (not shown) is provided whio is arranged a distance' vertically beneath the device such as i will bring that part of the article which it is desired to clasp, in the plane of the member O, when the article is resting on such base. I therefore distinctly claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 0 1. In a device'of' the character described, 1

tle or the like; a lock on the combination of a main member provided with two arms; a pivotal member mounted upon the end of one of said arms and arranged to assume an open and a closed osition and when in the latter position to orm, with said main member, an inclosing seat for a bottle or the like; a lock including key-actuated tumblers and mounted upon said fixed member in proximity to the meeting point of said two arms; the one end of said pivoted member adapted to be secured by said tumblers.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a main member comprisinga portion adaptedto be afiixed to a support; a neck projecting therefrom, and two arms projecting from said neck; a member pivotallymounted upon one side of and at the end of one of said arms and adapted to assume, with reference to said arms, an open anda closed bottle or the ike; a lock mounted upon said neck and upon that side of the main member upon which said pivotal member is mounted; the one end of said ivotal member being adapted to enter said ock and to be secured by said tumblers.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a main member including a portion adapted to be ailixed to a support, and two-arms projecting therefrom in opposite directions; a pivotal member mounted u 3011 the extremity of one of said arms and a apted to assume an 0 en and a closed position and to form an inc osing seat for a botsaid main member including key-actuated tun'iblers, mounted said arms, provided with :ul-aterally located key-aperture and having an opening adja cent to the free arm of said main member; the outer extremity of said pivotal member being adapted to enter said aperture and be secured b said tumblers,

Signed y me, this 29th day of April, 1908. v ROY O. GREEN.

Attested. by

WM. 1t. MILLER, A. E. MERKEL.

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